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Colbert County Schools
Colbert County is a public school district in Alabama, based in Colbert County (Tuscumbia). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Colbert County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Colbert County
8 of 8 schools in Colbert County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 5
Best schools in Colbert County
Statewide rankings: all 347 high schools in Alabama · all 229 middle schools in Alabama · all 640 elementary schools in Alabama
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Colbert Heights Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C New Bethel Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Colbert Heights High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Hatton Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Cherokee High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D Leighton Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Cherokee Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Colbert County High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Colbert County
High schools (3)
- D Cherokee High School, Cherokee
- D- Colbert County High School, Leighton
- C- Colbert Heights High School, Tuscumbia
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D Cherokee Elementary School, Cherokee
- C Colbert Heights Elementary School, Tuscumbia
- D Hatton Elementary School, Leighton
- D Leighton Elementary School, Leighton
- C New Bethel Elementary School, Tuscumbia
Where Colbert County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: Colbert County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,645 students with 180 full-time-equivalent teachers and 314 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0100840
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tuscumbia City (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Sheffield City (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Muscle Shoals City (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Florence City (8 schools, 12 mi)
- Russellville City (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Lauderdale County (9 schools, 17 mi)
- Franklin County (9 schools, 18 mi)
- Lawrence County (12 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Colbert County
How many schools are in Colbert County?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Colbert County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Colbert County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Leighton, Tuscumbia, Cherokee.
How good are the schools in Colbert County?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.3%. 13% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Colbert County?
2,645 students were enrolled in Colbert County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Colbert County?
Colbert County is in Alabama, based in Colbert County, with its district office in Tuscumbia. Its boundary covers about 560 sq mi.